Tie rack



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Patented Jan. 16, 1945:

UNITED fsj 'rATEs PATENT OFFICE} TIE RACK I 7 William Grant Williams,Anaheim, Calif. Application August 20, 1943, Serial No. 499,389

' 8 Claims." (oi. ail-+105) I 1 extending lips or flanges l6. Within theslot This invention relates to improvements in tie I racks, and likedevices.

Heretofore tie racks have: been constructed wherein there isan attachingbracket or support that is attachable to any uprightsupporting surface,and a toggle link structure mounted.

thereon. .which can be advanced or retracted therefrom, the'toggle linkstructure carrying laterally extending bars or pins on which ties orlike articles may be positioned. I I b H Aprimary object ofthe presentinvention is to provide an improved tie rack of this character wherein asimple, inexpensive mechanism is employed to mount or attach the innerend of the toggle link structure to the attaching bracket, andwhichwill'provide for the required extended and collapsing movements thereof.

Another object of theinventionis to provide a novel means of assemblingthe links of the togglelink structure which .willfacilitate' theassembly and projecting relatively to each other.

With the foregoing andother objects in view;

I bodiment of the invention,.wherein:

. Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the tie rack embodying thepresent invention. the toggle structure being shown inextendedpositionjFig. 2 is a sectional viewtaken substantially upon the line 2 2 uponFig- 1 in the direction indicated{ f Fig. 3 is a vertical section takensubstantially upon the line 3 3, upon Fig. 2 in the direction indicated;f

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially upon thelinefi -luponFigfi; and

Fig. 5 is .a perspective view of one of the opposed members employed toattach the inner end of the toggle link structure, to theattachingbracket. 3

Referring to the accompanying. drawing wherein similar referencecharacters-designate. similar parts throughout, the improved tie rackcomprises a slotted elongated attaching bracket having apertures ll andI2 adjacent itstop and bottom providing for the insertion of attachingscrews 13 or the equivalent fastening elements forv mounting the.attaching bracket on any up right supporting surface indicated at S. I 7

The "slot 14 formed' through the attaching bracket a major portion ofits length is preferthere are disposed two opposed members which in' thepreferred form of construction, are exact duplicates of each other sothat but a single mold or die is required to mold them. These membersindicated at H and I8 are illustrated in detail in Figs. 2 to 5,inclusive.' Each member comprises an elongated body I9 having atthe topand bottom thereof inwardly extending flanges 20 and 2| which, when thetwo members are as-, 1

sembled together in the slot M, are arranged in abutment as shown inFig. 2. Small beads or lips'23 and 24 are formed centrally of theflanges 20 and 2| on the topand bottom thereof, respectively. These lipsare arranged to engage thelips or flanges l6 at the top and bottom ofthe slot to hold or look the members against withdrawal forwardlythrough the slot.

On the outer side of each body l9 there are formed two short snapoverlips 25 and 26. One of these lips, depending upon whether the member onwhich it is formed is on theright or lefthand side of slot l4, isdesigned to be snapped over against the forward face of the attachingbracket It! so as to'lock the members against rearward movement throughthe slot. On the inner face of each body I9 there is formed an elongatedrecess 21 and a circular recess 28. When the two members I! and I8 arepositioned in and lockedin the slot I4 the elongated recesses 21 arearranged in opposition to each other. Similarlythe circular recesses28yare also arranged in opposition to each other.

A toggle link structure is provided which is made up of links pivotallyconnected together adjacent their centers and adjacent their ends. Whilethe toggle link structure may be of any desired length the structureillustrated is composed of links 29, 30, 3|, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36.

Link 36 which is one of the outermost links is link structure may beexpanded or collapsed.

[ One of the innermost links has laterally extended gudgeons 38 and 39which rotatably fit ably formed with rearwardlydivergent sidesli.

At the top'and bottom thereof there are inwardly in the opposed recesses28 of the members I! and.

and adjacent its center and link has pins adjacent its ends only. Inthis manner pins serving as tie supports extend laterally from bothsides of the toggle link structure at all pivot points.

A feature of the invention resides in the manner in which the linksmaking up the toggle link structure are pivotally assembled together. Atthe bases of all of the pins 44 there are drilled or otherwise fonned,holes or recesses Pivot pins 46 are provided having heads 41.. Bushings48 are positioned on the shanks of the pivot pins" 46 against the heads.These bushings have approximately the same diameter as the heads but arepreferably slightly larger than the heads. The bushings are designed tohave a pressed fit with the interiors of the holes 45. At the bases ofthe pins 42 there are formed holes or recesses E9 into which the shanksof the pivot pins may be pressed.

In assembling the toggle link structure the pins with the bushingsapplied thereto are first pressed firmly into the holes 45 and thebushings are thus firmly held in place with the pivot pins capable ofrotating therein. The links with the pivot pins thus applied are broughtinto opposition to the links having the holes l9 and the shanks of thepivot pins are then pressed into these holes, This forms a very quickmethod of assembly whereby all of the links are pivotally connectedtogether. Inasmuch as the bushings are pressed into the holes 45 and theshanks of the pins are pressed into the holes 6B,'the links ar not onlypivotally'connected' together but are held against separation.

The attaching bracket, the opposed members H and 58 and the links of thetoggle link structiire may be made of any desiredniaterial'. Preferablya plastic is employed susceptible of being molded or die cast. If thestructure is made of plastic it is desirable to have the mold cavitiesfor all the parts arranged in a single mold; However, if individualmolds are employed", both of the members i 7 and it maybe made in thesame mold. In a similar manner the 1inks29 and 36 which are exactduplicates of each other can likewise be made in the same mold; LinksSI, 32', 33, and 36 are substantially duplicates of each other the onlydifference being in the size of the holes and 49. If the mold hasreplaceable cores for coring out these holes the same; mold may beutilized for all of these links. Separate molds are; of course, requiredfor links 35" and36. Inasmuch as the links 3'1, 32, 33, and 3-: areintegral structures in themselves, each having three pins 32 and 4 3'integral therewith at the ends as and 38 may; thenbe extendedthrqughthejslot I4 and two of the opposed members I! and I 8 applied to theopposite sides thereof. The opposed members I1 and 18 are then forcedforwardly in the slot until the lips 23 and 24 engage the flanges H5.The members on being forced forwardly are sprung slightly so that theforemost snapover lips 25 or 26, as the case may be, are snapped overthe forward face of the attaching bracket. This completes the entireassembly of the tie rack.

It will be appreciated that the improved tie rack can be constructedvery economically and that the assembling cost is reduced to a minimum.

Various changes may be made in the details of the construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in theappended claims, wherein I claim:

1. A tie rack comprising a slotted attaching bracket attachable to asupport, a toggle link structure, opposed members on opposite sides oftheinnermost links of the toggle link structure, said members beingmounted within the slot of the attaching bracket and providing a pivotalmounting for the inner end of one of the innermost links of the togglelink structure, and a slidable mounting for the other innermost link ofthe toggle link structure.

2. tie rack comprising a slotted attaching bracket, opposed membersdisposed in the slot of the bracket, a. toggle link structure having theinner ends of its innermost links disposed between said opposed members,laterally extending gudgeon's on the inner ends of" said links, therebeing opposed pairs of recesses in said members accommodating saidgudgeons, one of said pairs of recesses beingelonga-teol so that itsgudgeons may slide as well as turn therein.

3-". A tie rack comprising a slotted attaching bracket, opposed membersdisposed in the slot of the bracket, a toggle link structure having theinner ends ofits innermost links disposed between said opposed members,laterally extending gudgeons on the inner ends of said links, therebeing opposed pairs of recesses in said members accommodating saidgudgeons, one of said pairs of recesses being elongated so that itsgudgeons may'slideaswell asturn therein, said members having portionsengaging the bracket to prevent withdrawal from within the slot.

4. A tie rack comprising a slotted attaching bracket, opposed membersdisposed in the slot of the-bracket, atoggle link structure having theinner'ends of its innermost links disposed between said opposed members,laterally extending gudgeons on the inner ends of said links, therebeing opposed pairs of: recesses in said members accommodating saidgudgeons; one of said pairs prevent'theirubeihg withdrawn from the slot,a-

toggle" unit structure, the innermost links of the toggle link structurehaving laterallyextending gudgeons, pairs of opposed recesses in theopposed members inthe slot accommodating the gudgeons, onepairof theopposedrecesses'being elongated.

6.- A ti'e rack com-prisingan attaching bracket having a slottherein,lips at'the'top and bottom of the slot, a pair of opposed members in the-tioned about the pivot pins against the heads slot having flangesengageable with'the lips to prevent their being withdrawn from the'slot,a

toggle link structure, the innermost links of the toggle link structurehaving laterally extending elongated, said opposed members havingsnapover lips engageable with the forward face of the attaching bracketto retain said'members in the slot against rearward movementtherethrough. '7. In a tie rack or the like, a toggle linkstructurehaving links pivotally connected together,

pivot pins having heads thereon, bushings posiand pressed into recessesin means on some of the links, said pivot pins having shanks pressedinto recesses of opposed links.

8. Ina tie rack or the like, a toggle link structure having linkspivotally connected together,

supporting pinsintegral with the links and arranged adjacent the pointof pivotal connection between the links, pivot pins having headsthereon, bushings positioned about the pivot pins against the heads andpressed into recesses in the supporting pins integral with some of thelinks,

